german, french, and it italian leaders meeting for a mini-sum mit. landmark legal moment at a -- pleadslian extremist guilty to order and destruction in timbuktu. will this stop more destruction in future? rio counts the costs and benefits of the olympics as it waves goodbye to the games. one american athlete has found his actions in brazil to be more costly than most. the latest on the fallout for ryan lochte. ♪ anchor: let's begin with what is mmitg billed as a mini-su for leaders of three of the biggest countries in the european union, coming together on a small italian island. our correspondent reports. reporter: matteo renzi was quick to say everybody thought the european union was finished after brexit, and these three leaders were trying to emphasize that europe was the solution, not the problem. they discussed defense, terrorism, and economic issues you mentioned earlier. francois hollande was at pains to say we need to generate more economic growth. all three leaders had a focus on young people. all wanted to generate jobs for young people a